“Costs that are disallowed for want of retainer should not form part of a costs judge’s calculations in applying the one-fifth rule, the High Court has said.”
Litigation Futures, 28th October 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“Newspaper and magazine publishers are seeking an injunction to prevent the government’s plan for a new press regulation regime getting the royal seal of approval this week.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The number of divorcing couples using special out-of-court sessions to settle disputes over property and children has collapsed in the wake of legal aid cuts.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A deaf and blind man who uses his spare bedroom to store braille equipment fears that he could lose his home due to the ‘bedroom tax’ as lawyers warned that the controversial measure is having a discriminatory impact on the disabled.”
The Independent, 28th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Sharon Shoesmith , the former Haringey council children’s services director sacked in the wake of the controversy surrounding the death of Baby P, has agreed a settlement for unfair dismissal with her former employers.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The two men will be sentenced next month after admitting their roles in the death of the 44-year-old Iranian national, who was described by his family as a ‘caring, loving and unselfish man’. Three police officers have also been suspended as an inquiry continues into how the Avon and Somerset force dealt with Mr Ebrahimi’s requests for help after the abuse began. Six civilian call handlers are set to be questioned by the police complaints watchdog as it investigates whether his cries for help were taken seriously. Bristol City Council, which housed Mr Ebrahimi, has launched its own inquiry into what went wrong.”
The Independent, 28th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Victims of crime in England and Wales are to be given a greater opportunity to speak in courts.”
BBC News, 29th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Footage showing the alleged execution of an injured Afghan insurgent by a British serviceman will not be released for fear it could spark revenge attacks on troops, a judge has ruled.”
The Independent, 28th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Three leading figures in the probation service have warned the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, he must delay his probation service privatisation plan for at least six months or face inevitable protection failures and risks to public safety, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“This planning judicial review tackles the problem posed by an authority who says one thing in its formal reasons granting planning permission, and another thing in the court proceedings when the grant is challenged.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has warned that the agency may use powers of surveillance to uncover evidence of corruption within corporates.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Only ‘clear and cogent evidence’ that it was strictly necessary to keep an offender’s identity confidential would lead a court to derogate from the principle of open justice. The possibility of a media campaign that might affect the offender’s resettlement could not work as a justification for banning reporting about that offender, even though a prominent and inaccurate report about him had already led to harassment of his family.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“The High Court recently offered a useful starter pack in both planning and administrative law.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th October 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“The trial of former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks and others linked with alleged phone-hacking at the now-defunct News of the World will begin on Monday at the Old Bailey, kicking off what is likely to be one of the longest criminal trials in recent memory.”
The Guardian, 28th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Upper Tribunal has issued two decisions on information rights matters this week. Both are by Upper Tribunal Judge David Williams, and both include substantive treatments of some of the issues that arise most commonly in information rights litigation.”
Panopticon, 25th October 2013
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
“A man has been found guilty of murdering his business partner and throwing her down a well shaft in an attempt to gain a £1m inheritance.”
BBC News, 25th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Yesterday saw another poor piece of human rights reporting from the Telegraph, again from Home Affairs Correspondent David Barrett. Strasbourg human rights court threatens key counter-terrorism powers. It is a typical piece of hall-of-mirrors reporting; all of the basic elements are there but presented in a distorted and inaccurate way.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Grania Langdon-Down hears from practitioners who have reshaped their career by moving practice area.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 28th October 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Technical evidence can sometimes be crucial to judicial decisions and this case shows how dramatic the consequences are for a family if evidence is unreliable. If the respondent in this case had not put probity before its commercial interests, a mother would have been deprived of the care of her child. Hence the importance of publishing the judgment.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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